Improvement in heating-stoves



C. H. MGGAW & T. BROWN.

Heating-Stove.

No. 212,963. Pawn'fecll Mar. 4, 1879.v

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CHARLES H. MCCAW AND THOMAS BROWN, OF PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, CANADA.

IM PROVEIVI ENT IN HEATING-STOVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,963, dated March 4,1879; application iiled April 11, 1878.

which form a part of this specification, and in\ whichp Figure l is aperspective View of a stove embodying our improvement. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of a portion of the bottom plate, seen from the underside; and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line a a in Fig.l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Our improvements relate to that class of stoves or heaters which areprovided with air passages and chambers for heating the air as it passesthrough these, receiving cold air at the bottom, and dischargingit hotat the top; audit consists in an improved construction and combinationof parts, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter more fullydescribed.

ln the drawings, D is the bottom plate, which is supported upon legs, asusual, and provided with a grate and ash-pit, F. Surrounding three sidesOf the bottom plate is a raised ledge or flange, D', parallel to whichis another flange, D, forming a channel on plate D between the twoiianges D and D. This channel or recess is provided with a series ofequidistant openings, Gr, as shown.

The outer wall of the stove is formed of a vertically-corrogated plate,C, inserted with its lower edge into the channel in plate D so as toimpinge upon its outer iiange, D', and its inner wall is formed by asimilar corrugated plate, C, (but made, preferably, of

heavier metal,) set into the channel so as to impinge upon its inneriiange, D. Plates C and C are so arranged relative to each other thatthe projecting parts or ribs Ot' their corrugations shall nearly meet,as shown in Fig. 3, their sunken or depressed parts forming verticaltubes, which surround each one of the openings Gin the bottom plate, D,these vertical tubes communicating with' each other through the verticalnarrow openings Or slots formed between the meeting ribs of plates C C.The top edges of plates C C are covered by a plate, B, similar in itsconstruction to the bottom plate, D, and provided, like this, with asurrounding double flange, into the channel formed bywhich the top edgesof plates C C are inserted. Plate B has a series Of perforationscorresponding to the openings G in plate D, and is surrounded by fourvertical plates, B', covered by a top plate, B", by which a rectangularheatingchamber is formed, provided with the air-outlets E E.

A is the smoke-flue, which extends vertically through plates Bl B,communicating with the {ire-pot.

The horizontal parallel plates B B D are secured firmly together by rodsor bolts H, provided each with a head on its upper and a nut on itslower end, which are inserted vertically through the vertical tubesformed by plates C C at suitable distances from each other. v

By this construction and combination of parts, it will be observed that,all the parts are held together simply by the rods H, so that they maybe readily detached for cleaning, transportation, or for other purposes.The connecting-rods H, passing through the air-channels formed by platesC C', are not in proximity to the ire, so that'they will not becomeburned or warped out of shape by the heat.

Having thus described our improvement, we claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- The improved heater herein shownand described, composed of the perforated and double-flan ged parallelhorizontal plates DB, corrugated vertical plates C C', inserted betweenthe anges of the plates D B, top plate, B, having outlets E E, sideplates, B', and vertical connecting-rods H H, arranged within thevertical air-ducts formed by plates C C', the whole constructed andcombined substan tially in the manner and for the purpose shown and setforth.

THOMAS BROWN. CHARLES HENRY MCCAW.

Witnesses:

JOHN ADAM PLANK, JOHN THICK.

